NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the mumps outbreak in South Africa, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) reports from epidemiological week 01 in 2023 (ending 7 January 2023)...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 According to the South Africa National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), the country is reporting a mumps outbreak. Since February 2023, the NICD has received a number...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 A positive case of mumps has been detected in the North Bend/Coos Bay community with a school-age child. Mumps is a highly contagious viral infection that can spread quickly among...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Public Health – Dayton & Montgomery County officials report a case of measles has been identified in a Montgomery County resident who was evaluated at the Dayton Children’s...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 GSK today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Priorix (Measles, Mumps and Rubella Vaccine, Live) for active immunisation for the prevention of measles,...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Hawaii state health officials report investigating a probable case of mumps in South Kona on the Big Island. The individual is unvaccinated with no history of travel or exposure...

NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Department of Health (DOH) reiterated its call to all parents to bring their infants and kids to health centers to get free vaccination shots that will protect them...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on a previous reports (HERE and HERE), as of September 20, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been notified of 16 confirmed cases...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews A new study looking across a large body of research finds further evidence for the safety of vaccines that are Food and Drug Administration-approved and routinely...

More than a quarter of American infants in 2018 had not received common childhood vaccines that protect them from illnesses such as polio, tetanus, measles, mumps and chicken pox, new research from the...